Matt Middleton (American football)
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Kansas Wesleyan |
| Conference | KCAC |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1979 (age 45–46) West Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Louisiana Tech University (2002) |
| Playing career | |
| 1997 | Mississippi College |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001–2002 | Louisiana Tech (GA) |
| 2003–2004 | Evangel Christian (LA) (WR) |
| 2005–2006 | Caldwell Parish HS (LA) |
| 2007–2008 | Arkansas–Monticello (AHC/OC) |
| 2009–2010 | Central Arkansas (OC) |
| 2011–2013 | Arkansas–Monticello (AHC/OC) |
| 2015–2016 | Prairie View (LA) |
| 2017–2020 | West Ouachita HS (LA) |
| 2021 | Cedar Creek (LA) |
| 2022 (spring) | Southern Arkansas (OC/QB) |
| 2022 | Cedar Creek (LA) |
| 2023–2024 | Harding (QB/FB) |
| 2025–present | Kansas Wesleyan |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2005–2007 | Caldwell Parish HS (LA) |
| 2021–2022 | Cedar Creek (LA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–0 (college) 63–45 (high school) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| |
| Records | |
| 63-45 | |
Matthew Middleton (born c. 1979) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Kansas Wesleyan University, a position he has held since 2025.[1][2][3] He was the head football coach for Caldwell Parish High School from 2005 to 2006, Prairie View Academy from 2015 to 2016, West Ouachita High School from 2017 to 2020,[4][5] and Cedar Creek School from 2021 to 2022.[6][7][8][9] He also coached for Louisiana Tech, Evangel Christian Academy, Arkansas–Monticello,[10] Central Arkansas, Southern Arkansas,[11] and Harding. He played college football for Mississippi College as a wide receiver.
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2025–present) | |||||||||
| 2025 | Kansas Wesleyan | 0–0 | 0–0 | (Bissell) | |||||
| Kansas Wesleyan: | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 0–0 | ||||||||
High school
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Parish Spartans () (2005–2006) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Caldwell Parish | 6-5 | 3-2 | 3rd | Regional Playoffs | ||||
| 2006 | Caldwell Parish | 8–3 | 3–2 | 2nd | Regional Playoffs | ||||
| Caldwell Parish: | 14–9 | 5–5 | |||||||
| Prairie View Spartans () (2015–2016) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Prairie View | 10–2 | 4–0 | 1st | Quarterfinalist | ||||
| 2016 | Prairie View | 10–2 | 4–0 | 1st | Semifinalist | ||||
| Prairie View: | 20–4 | 8–0 | |||||||
| West Ouachita Chiefs () (2017–2020) | |||||||||
| 2017 | West Ouachita | 2–8 | 1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2018 | West Ouachita | 3–7 | 0–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2019 | West Ouachita | 6–5 | 1–4 | 5th | Regional Playoffs | ||||
| 2020 | West Ouachita | 4–3 | 0–3 | Covid | Louisiana Army National Guard Bowl | ||||
| West Ouachita: | 15–23 | 2–12 | |||||||
| Cedar Creek Cougars () (2021–2022) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Cedar Creek | 7–4 | 6–2 | 2nd | Regional Playoffs | ||||
| 2022 | Cedar Creek | 7–5 | 2–2 | 3rd | Quarterfinalist | ||||
| Cedar Creek: | 14–9 | 8–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 63–45 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Matt Middleton named Head Football Coach at Kansas Wesleyan University". Kansas Wesleyan University. November 25, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ Samuels, Doug (November 26, 2024). "Kansas Wesleyan tabs assistant from national championship squad as new head coach". FootballScoop. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ Pittenger, Todd (November 25, 2024). "New Coach to Take Over KWU Football". KSAL. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ "Matt Middleton named new head coach at West Ouachita". KNOE. December 21, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ Martin, Jake (December 21, 2016). "West Ouachita names Middleton as new football coach". The Ouachita Citizen. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ Hunsucker, Adam (April 1, 2021). "Cedar Creek hires West Ouachita's Matt Middleton, Chiefs promote Mike Rainwater". News Star. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ Hernandez, Emely (June 30, 2022). "Matt Middleton rejoins Cedar Creek football as coach, replacing Steve Ensminger Jr". News Star. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ Belinson, Matt (April 4, 2023). "Matt Middleton resigns from Cedar Creek". Ruston Leader. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ Butler, Malcolm (April 3, 2023). "Middleton departs Cedar Creek". Lincoln Parish Journal. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ Butler, Malcolm (February 2, 2023). "Creek's Middleton inks with Arkansas-Monticello". Lincoln Parish Journal. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ Demirdjian, Chris (January 10, 2022). "Cedar Creek's Matt Middleton takes offensive coordinator position at Southern Arkansas University". My Arklamiss. Retrieved November 26, 2024.